FORMULA SHEET

(UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME)
To be use for Open Entry Entrance Test (Mathematics Test)

1. Algebraic Expressions

Expansions of algebraic expression:

a(b + c) = ab + ac
(a + b)(c + d) = ac + ad + bc + bd
(a + b)2 = a 2 + 2ab + b 2
(a – b)2 = a 2 – 2 ab + b 2
(a + b)( a – b) = a 2 – b 2

Reminder
a + (b – c) = a + b – c
a – (b – c) = a – b + c
a – (b + c) = a – b – c

2. Algebraic Formulae

Example of a solution:

kh
2 4k
5
5(2 4k ) kh
10 20k kh
10 kh 20k
kh 20k 10
k (h 20) 10
10
k
h 20

3. Linear Inequalities

1. Inequality is the relationship between two unequal quantities.

2. Notation Definition
a>b a is greater than b
a≥b a is greater than or equal to b
a<b a is less than b
a≤b a is less than or equal to b
4. Indices

Law of indices Example Law of indices Example

an a a ... a 34 3 3 3 3 a0 1 30 1
81 am an am n
23 2 2 23 2

n times
25
n 1 3 1 32
a 2
an 23 am an am n
5 54
6
56 4

1 52
8
m 2
25
2
an ( n a )m 32 5 ( 5 32) (a m ) n am n (23 ) 2 23 2
n
am 22 26
4 64

5. Circles
6. Polygons
7. Solid Geometry